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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 20, 2008 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~" °' <br />SUBJECT: Amendment to FY2007-08 Current Year Contract with Personalized Patient <br />Home Assistance, Inc. to Provide In-Home Aide Services to Eligible Adults <br />DEPARTMENT: Social Services PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Contract Amendment <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Nancy Coston, 245-2800 <br />Denise Shaffer, 968-2000 <br />PURPOSE: To amend the FY2007-08 contract with Personalized Patient Home Assistance Inc. <br />for In-Horne Aide Services to eligible adults. <br />BACKGROUND: The Department of Social Services is mandated to provide In-Home Aide <br />Services to older adults. In-Home Aide involves the provision of paraprofessional services that <br />assist functionally impaired older adults and/or their families with essential home management <br />and personal care and/or supervision to enable the older adult to remain at home as long as <br />possible. <br />The Department contracts with five providers to perform In-Home Aide Services for clients. <br />The Board of County Commissioners approved the original contract with Personalized Patient <br />Home Assistance, Inc. for $99,000 in June of 2007. <br />Social Services now estimates that $115,000 will be spent on in-home services provided by <br />Personalized Patient Home Assistance, Inc. during 2007-2008, and requests to amend the <br />contract accordingly. The contracts administered by Social. Services are impacted by client <br />choice, geographic Location and specific needs of elderly and disabled clients. This request <br />reflects the current spending pattern for in-home services. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The total amount budgeted for In-Home Aide Services is sufficient to <br />cover costs incurred through this contract. No additional County dollars are required since <br />$16,000 in funds are being reallocated from other contracts that have been under spent. <br />